Duesenberg
Sign in to saveDuesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. was an American racing and luxury automobile manufacturer founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, by brothers Fred and August Duesenberg in 1920. The company is known for popularizing the straight-eight engine and four-wheel hydraulic brakes. A Duesenberg car was the first American car to win a Grand Prix race, winning the 1921 French Grand Prix. Duesenbergs won the Indianapolis 500 in 1922 (when eight of the top ten finishers were Duesenbergs), 1924, 1925 and 1927. Transportation executive Errett Lobban Cord acquired the Duesenberg corporation in 1926. T
Key facts
- Company.fate
- Dissolved
- Company.name
- Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc.
- Company.logo
- Duesenberg logo.jpg
- Company.predecessor
- Duesenberg Motors Company (1913–1919)
- Company.foundation
- Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. ()
- Company.location_city
- Auburn, Indiana
- Company.location_country
- U.S.
- Company.parent
- Auburn Automobile Company
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- automobile manufacturer
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Country of origin
- United States
- Official website
- www.automobilemuseum.org
- Image
- Duesenberg Convertible SJ LA Grand Dual-Cowl Phaeton 1935.jpg
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- Commons category
- Duesenberg Motors Company
- inception
- 1913-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1937-01-01
- location of formation
- Saint Paul
- product or material produced
- car
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Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. (referenciado também como "Duesy") foi uma empresa fabricante de automóveis de luxo dos Estados Unidos. Fundada em Des Moines, Iowa, pelos irmãos e , o local principal de operação da empresa foi movido para Auburn, Indiana. A Duesenberg foi ativa em várias formas de 1913 a 1937. Uma característica distintiva do Duesenberg foi o para-choque dianteiro no estilo gravata borboleta, que usou duas peças de aço, com a parte superior dobrada para se parecer com uma gravata borboleta.
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